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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 190
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Very Low

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 190
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   805 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          FAR NORTH GEORGIA
          WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
          SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE
          FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 805 AM UNTIL
   100 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES EAST
   NORTHEAST OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE TO 110 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
   ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH
   SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 188...WW 189...
   
   DISCUSSION...A LONG-LIVED/FAST MOVING MCS WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY
   APPROACH/MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS REGION THIS MORNING.
   EVEN WHILE INSTABILITY FEEDING INTO THE MCS WILL BE TEMPERED AS IT
   APPROACHES THE MOUNTAINS...THE WELL-ORGANIZED/FAST MOVING NATURE OF
   THE MCS WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN AT LEAST AN ISOLATED DAMAGING
   WIND/SEVERE HAIL THREAT ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.
   A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION
   VECTOR 31045.
   
   
   ...GUYER/MEAD
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